According to a bulletin sent by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Monday, September 8, 2025, the Special Committee on Examination Infractions has finished its work and will present its findings to JAMB administration.
The committee was established last month and given a three-week mission to look into any anomalies found in the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.
6,458 alleged candidates were involved in the offense.
It was charged with identifying the techniques, trends, instruments, and technology utilized to commit different examination offenses, and it was chaired by Dr. Jake Epelle of the TAF Foundation.
To strengthen the system’s resilience against such malpractice, the committee members “review current examination and registration policies and recommend improvements; determine the culpability, if any, of each of the 6,458 suspected candidates (whose results, excluding the albinism group, remain withheld); recommend appropriate disciplinary actions or sanctions against individuals or groups found culpable.”
In order to make the system more resilient against misconduct, they will also suggest changes.
The committee was given instructions to take into account any relevant or incidental matters and to provide a comprehensive report no later than three weeks following its establishment.
According to JAMB, new types of test violations seen during the 2025 UTME are anticipated to be covered in the committee’s report.
Academics, professionals in technology and security, and representatives of pertinent stakeholders make up the committee’s membership.
Prof. Ibe Ifeakandu (Deputy Chairperson), Prof. Muhammad Yahuza Bello, Prof. Samuel G. Odewumi, Prof. Chinedum Uzoma Nwajiuba, Prof. Tanko Ishaya, and CP (Rtd) Fatai Owoseni are among the notable members included in the bulletin. In addition to the Office of the National Security Adviser, the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, and the National Association of Nigerian Students, security representatives included personnel from the Nigerian Police Force and the Department of State Services.
The panel was concluded by stakeholders in technology and education, including Dr. Chuks Okpaka, Dr. Mrs. Olubukola Dosunmu, and others.
Senior JAMB personnel from ITS, legal services, and other departments served as board representatives on the committee, and Mrs. Alisabatu Jekada and Mr. Iyilade Abiola made up the committee secretariat.
In situations of technology-driven malpractice found during the 2025 UTME, it was previously revealed that JAMB looked into the suspicious candidates.
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, its registrar, denounced the growing complexity of exam fraud and disclosed that 6,458 candidates’ results are still being looked at for possible high-tech cheating.
